Mary Connolly

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Winfield, Ill.
High School:
West Chicago

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
· 2015 Capital One Academic All-American Third Team
· 2015 Great Lakes Region First Team
· 2015 All-BIG EAST Second Team
· 2015 Academic All-District First Team
· 2014 BIG EAST Player of the Year
· 2014 All-BIG EAST First Team
· 2014 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
· 2014 Great Lakes Region First Team
· 2013 Great Lakes Region First Team
· 2013 All-BIG EAST Conference First Team
· 2012 All-BIG EAST Conference Third Team
· 2011-12 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2015 (Senior Season):

Finished her career second in program history with 44 homers, third in slugging percentage (.633), fourth in career RBI (164) and fifth in total bases (385) and walks drawn (97)
Connolly also set the single-season record with an .870 slugging percentage, tied for first with 16 homers and second with an on-base percentage of .548
Slugging percentage ranked 18th in the NCAA
Reached base safely in 22 of final 23 games
Led the conference in slugging percentage and walks drawn (36) on the season
Paced the league with 15 wins in the circle and tied for third with 16 complete games
Led the team with 15 games of notching multiple RBI
Tallied 11 games with at least two hits
Lead DePaul in every major offensive category
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week (4/27)
Picked up BIG EAST Honor Roll award four times (5/4, 4/13, 3/16, 2/16)
Pitched two-hit shutout at Georgetown (4/11)
Went 3-for-3 with four RBI and win in the circle in a duel with Illinois State (4/7)
Tied career-high with five RBI in win over Providence (3/28)
Named to Paradise Classic All-Tournament Team (2/7)
Picked up four hits, three RBI versus Saint Mary's (2/6)
Made 45 starts on the season, including 28 as a pitcher.

2014 (Junior Season):

Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (3/3, 4/14) and one-time BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (2/17)
Led the BIG EAST Conference in virtually every offensive category, becoming program's first-ever BIG EAST Player of the Year
Batting average of .420 was 38th in the nation
Bumped average up to .481 and got on base at a .580 clip during conference play
Career-best 4-for-4 day w/ career-tying three runs in 15-0 W vs. `Nova (4/27)
Pitched a two-hit shutout with a career-high 11 strikeouts vs. `Nova (4/26)... solo homer in 7-3 win at Creighton (4/18)
Two-run homer in 9-1 win vs. Loyola (4/10)
Walk-off sac fly vs. Seton Hall to help DePaul to series sweep (4/6)
Recorded first career shutout in CG one-hitter vs. Fordham (2/15)
Two hits, three RBI in addition to win in circle in 8-0 win over Fordham (2/15)
Recorded second career multi-HR game w/ two bombs vs. UConn (2/21)
Hit .875 (7-8) with a HR and seven RBI at UNLV tournament
Launched first HR of season in 3-2 comeback win over Kansas (2/16).

2013 (Sophomore Season):

Went 2-for-3 in a 1-0 victory over Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship opener
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on April 8 after hitting .643 with two homers and 12 RBIs
Had a home run, triple and five RBIs vs. Syracuse
Hit a grand slam against New Mexico State and cracked two homers with four RBIs at Providence
Led the team in home runs and RBIs
Recorded first collegiate win against Connecticut.

2012 (Freshman Season):

Smashed pinch-hit, game-winning, three-run homer in first collegiate at-bat vs. UMKC
Two home runs and five RBIs in two games against Georgetown
Had a home run and two RBIs against UMKC and UNLV
Finished with two hits, three runs at No. 1 Alabama
Selected to the BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll.

High School:

Compiled an 85-26 record in her four-year career with a 0.93 ERA and 986 strikeouts
Finished with a .367 career batting average and 22 home runs
Went 23-7 as a freshman, 22-4 as a sophomore, 24-8 as a junior and 16-7 as a senior with a 0.93 ERA and 194 strikeouts while batting .386
Led West Chicago to the sectional finals twice and to three regional titles
Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times All-State Special Mention
Four-time unanimous all-conference and Daily Herald All-Area selection
Suburban Life Player of the Year
DuPage Valley Conference MVP
Academic all-conference four years
High School Scholar-Athlete Award four years
Adidas Top 100
Nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year
Led Stone City Sharks summer team to NAFA 16U national title in 2008 and to ASA 18U national title in 2010.